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Diabetic Ketoacidosis as First-Listed Diagnosis

Number (in Thousands) of Hospital Discharges, Number (in Thousands) of Days of Hospital Stay, and Average Length of Stay (LOS) in Days for Discharges with Diabetic Ketoacidosis 1988–2009

    Age Group
Year   0–44 45–64 65+ Total
1988 Discharges 60 11 9 80
  Days 282 93 77 452
  Average LOS 4.7 8.8 8.5 5.7
1989 Discharges 59 12 9 81
  Days 287 94 83 465
  Average LOS 4.8 7.6 9.4 5.8
1990 Discharges 58 15 8 81
  Days 271 109 83 463
  Average LOS 4.7 7.5 10 5.7
1991 Discharges 61 16 9 86
  Days 279 111 86 476
  Average LOS 4.5 7.1 9.8 5.6
1992 Discharges 62 17 8 87
  Days 263 147 79 489
  Average LOS 4.2 8.6 9.6 5.6
1993 Discharges 65 16 8 89
  Days 265 127 71 463
  Average LOS 4.1 7.8 9.2 5.2
1994 Discharges 64 17 8 89
  Days 254 124 66 445
  Average LOS 4.0 7.1 8.8 5.0
1995 Discharges 66 18 8 93
  Days 250 106 60 417
  Average LOS 3.8 5.8 7.7 4.5
1996 Discharges 64 20 8 92
  Days 228 121 56 405
  Average LOS 3.6 6.0 7.0 4.4
1997 Discharges 67 19 8 94
  Days 232 112 50 394
  Average LOS 3.5 5.9 6.2 4.2
1998 Discharges 67 19 8 94
  Days 230 102 44 376
  Average LOS 3.4 5.4 5.5 4.0
1999 Discharges 71 20 8 100
  Days 238 105 45 388
  Average LOS 3.4 5.1 5.4 3.9
2000 Discharges 71 21 9 100
  Days 230 108 50 387
  Average LOS 3.3 5.1 5.8 3.9
2001 Discharges 75 20 8 104
  Days 257 98 50 405
  Average LOS 3.4 4.8 6.2 3.9
2002 Discharges 81 21 7 109
  Days 273 93 45 411
  Average LOS 3.4 4.5 6.1 3.8
2003 Discharges 87 23 7 116
  Days 290 100 39 429
  Average LOS 3.3 4.4 5.6 3.7
2004 Discharges 87 25 8 119
  Days 274 109 42 425
  Average LOS 3.2 4.4 5.4 3.6
2005 Discharges 90 26 9 125
  Days 285 110 49 444
  Average LOS 3.2 4.3 5.4 3.6
2006 Discharges 89 27 10 126
  Days 281 118 70 469
  Average LOS 3.2 4.4 6.9 3.7
2007 Discharges 93 27 10 130
  Days 289 119 71 479
  Average LOS 3.1 4.4 7.1 3.7
2008 Discharges 94 30 10 135
  Days 288 129 67 484
  Average LOS 3.1 4.3 6.5 3.6
2009 Discharges 99 32 10 140
  Days 297 132 49 478
  Average LOS 3 4.2 5 3.4

 

Methods and Limitations

Data Source: Data from the National Hospital Discharge Survey, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Data computed by personnel in CDC's Division of Diabetes Translation, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.

 

Page last modified: April 17, 2012
Page last reviewed: April 17, 2012